Welker has 74 catches for 1028 yards, not 100, and with 6 games to go. 13.9 YPC is not just some guy who stays underneath and gets taken down as soon as he catches it - whether it's downfield or YAC, he's still putting up a respectible "outside" WR average per catch.

I love your logic here. Dozens of WRs could have had 506 catches for over 5500 yards and 28 TDs in less than 5 years? As I mentioned in a previous post, production is the most important thing in the NFL, so why don't more teams do this?

Or are you clearly saying that so many other teams have such fantastic offensive systems that they can afford not to make a crappy WR into the focal point of the best offense in the league over that 5 year span?

If teams had a player like Welker then they would be using that player like the Patriots use Welker. The spread type offense is the en vogue offense in the NFL at the minute and the Patriots have been the top team at using it since 2007.

It is idiotic to say that they wouldn't use a player the same, or similar, to how the Pats use Welker. And no, Calvin Johnson couldn't do what what Welker does. He simply does not have the short area quickness or route running ability.

Why weren't there 20 backs catching 87 balls each year like Derek Loville did in 1995?

Teams run different offensive systems. Throwing 110 underneath balls per year to the slot receiver isn't something that interests most teams. They'd rather actually make big plays in the passing game.

And the Patriots also have a quarterback who can run that kind of offense, which isn't automatic. The QB must have pocket presence and be able to make quick decisions and sight adjustments when operating out of the spread.